Women's and Ethnic Studies (WEST)

PAUL GORSKI
Graduate School of Education ,
Hamline University

Founder, EdChange

Sociologist Michael Kimmel is probably the leading researcher and writer on men and masculinity in the world today. The author or editor of more than twenty volumes, his books include Changing Men: New Directions in Research on Men and Masculinity (1987), Men Confront Pornography (1990), The Politics of Manhood (1996), The Gender of Desire (2005) and The History of Men (2005). His documentary history, Against the Tide: Pro-Feminist Men in the United States, 1776-1990 (Beacon, 1992), chronicled men who supported women’s equality since the founding of the country. His book, Manhood in America: A Cultural History (1996) was hailed as the definitive work on the subject. Kimmel also co-edited Privilege: A Reader (2003) with UCCS Professor Abby Ferber.His recent work addresses some of society’s most pressing issues, ranging from terrorism to school shootings, and their gendered dimensions.

Kimmel will talk about his newest book, Guyland, newly published by Harper Collins this fall.
A dynamic speaker, this is one talk you do not
want to miss!

Location: UCCS University Center Room 303

Tickets: free

This event is open to the general public.

WEDNESDAY
NOVEMBER 12th
3-4:30pm

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Save The Date!

The American Association of University Women , The Matrix Center for the Advancement of Social Equity and Inclusion ,
and Women's and Ethnic Studies at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs, invite you to join us for our third event in the

Woman-to-Woman Dialogue Series:
"Empowering Women:
Image, Self, and Society"

Saturday, October 18, 2008
8:30am - 1:00pm
The Lodge, UCCS

Everyone is welcome!

If you are part of a group or organization that serves women
or addresses women's issues, contact us to reserve space to display
brochures and information at the event.

Sponsorship opportunities available!

Free Parking. Suggested minimum donation: $5.00 at the door.
RSVP by October 12, 2008 to Daryl Miller at 719-255-4764 or via email,

dmiller4@uccs.edu. More information at www.uccs.edu/matrix

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"A great mix of background materials, activities, and practical applications
make this a valuable workshop. It expanded my understanding from abstract
concepts of diversity to how to really build an inclusive community in the
classroom and throughout the campus."

---Tom Christenson, Dean, College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences.

What is the BIG Idea?
YOU have the power to transform the culture on this campus
to become more inclusive by consciously valuing the unique perspectives,
achievements and struggles of others with whom you interact every day,
whether in the classroom, parking lot, or hallways.
YOU have the power and the choice to make all people with whom you interact
feel that they belong.

The Little Story Behind the BIG Idea Workshop
Working with the Interim Associate Vice Chancellor
for Diversity Kee Warner, a group of faculty, staff and students (the Building
Inclusiveness Group, a.k.a. BIG) has been developing a diversity education
program for UCCS since 2006.

This program has its roots in the campus-wide Diversity Strategic Plan (DSP) and the CU Blue Ribbon Commission on Diversity. A limited number of the BIG Idea Workshops will be offered this Fall 2008 Dena Samuels (Women’s and Ethnic Studies), Eric Nissen (Student Recruitment & Admissions Counseling) and Kimbra Smith (Anthropology Department).
The two-and-a-half-hour interactive workshop aims to provide awareness, knowledge and skills to UCCS faculty, staff and students about personal and institutional dynamics of inclusiveness. Providing hands-on strategies, the goal of the workshop is to better equip members of the UCCS community to engage diverse social identities, to explore how oppression and privilege operate in our daily lives, and to create a more inclusive campus culture. We hope you will join us.

What Next?

Sign up for the next workshop or schedule one for your department or college! Please contact Dena Samuels at dsamuels@uccs.edu, Eric Nissen at enissen@uccs.edu or Kimbra Smith at ksmith5@uccs.edu. Thank you for your continued
support!

The Department of Public Safety will be holding Rape Aggression Defense Course (RAD)
during the fall 2008 semester. They are 12 hour, hands-on classes which teach personal
awareness and defense techniques. For more information, call 255-3924 or visit the Public Safety website.

RAD Basic Self Defense
October 24, 25, & 26, 2008
6:00 to 9:00pm Fri, 1:00 to 4:00 pm Sat/Sun
Dept. of Public Safety Training Room

RAD Key Chain Self Defense
November 13, 2008 6:00 to 10:00 pm
University Center 116
Must have taken Basic Class
Cost of each course is $25.

The 10th Annual White Privilege Conference WPC10
"Join us for the ten year anniversary White Privilege Conference!"

April 1 - 4, 2009

Conference location: Hilton Memphis

www.memphis.hilton.com

contact hotel to make reservations at the special WPC rate of $115 per night, for singles, doubles, triples and quads. Book your room now! Rooms will sell out quickly.
For more information go to the White Privilege Conference website